# Arudur Village, Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/varadaiahpalem/arudur/ Village · Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor # Arudur Arudur is a village in Varadaiahpalem sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517541**. The 2011 Census counted **1,768 people in 461 households**, the 10th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 1,768people (2011) - 461households - 63.9%literacy - 517541PIN code ## Arudur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arudur is 517541.** Arudur falls in Varadaiahpalem sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517541 - Gram panchayatArudur&Kancharapalem - Community development blockVaradaiahpalem - Census village code595951 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arudur from nearby towns? - Varadaiahpalem (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)146 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)42 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Arudur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Arudur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Varadaiahpalem - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Arudur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. About 35% of the 768 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Arudur Of every 100 households in Arudur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arudur · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****18%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **83% Tap water ****63%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **76% Use banking services ****30%** **61% Television ****61%** **64% Mobile phone ****42%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****27%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Arudur? ■ Arudur · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **67.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095** **972 Working population ****53.5%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 58.8% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 569 (60%) · **■** Household industry 57 (6%) · **■** Other work 194 (21%) · **■** Marginal 45 (5%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Varadaiahpalem - Pandur2,578 people - Chilamathur2,286 people - Thondambattu1,950 people - Kambakam1,836 people - Kadur1,749 people - Thondur1,677 people - Kuvvakolli1,318 people - Kalathur1,275 people [All 30 villages in Varadaiahpalem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/varadaiahpalem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arudur?517541 - How far is Arudur from Chittoor?146 km by road - What is the population of Arudur?1,768 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arudur in?Chittoor district (Varadaiahpalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Arudur?63.9% (Census 2011)